Stations 6-6 and 6-1 were dispatched to the unit block of Hickory Lane for a vehicle fire. County dispatch was recieving numerous calls for a vehicle on fire impinging on a residence. 6601 (Matson) arrived and confirmed one vehicle in the driveway impinging on the residence with … [Read more...]

Just after 1800, District 6 was dispatched to the area of Crown Point Rd and Jobstown Rd for several reports of a house on fire. 6102 arrived on scene and confirmed a working attic fire at number 261 Crown Point Rd. EMS reported possible people inside with vehicles in the … [Read more...]

Taskforce 17-1, consisted of Station 17-1 (Paulsboro), Staiton 21-1 (Gibbstown), and Station 6-1 (Thorofare) were dispatched to the Mobil Lube Plant on the 1000 block of Billingsport Rd in Paulsboro for a report of possible fire inside the building. Employees on location reported … [Read more...]

West Deptford has a new warehouse distribution coming to town and is almost ready to open. Before the expected Labor Day opening, crews from all four of West Deptfords Fire Companies took time on a Tuesday night to walk through the building and get an idea of the layout and … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, July 31, members from station 6-1 along with West Deptford Fire Marshal John Austin, were invited by the WDPD to make a presentation during this years’ West Deptford Junior Police Academy. Fire Marshal Austin spoke briefly with the cadets about fire safety. After the … [Read more...]

Congratulations to West Deptford Township and the Thorofare Fire Company in New Jersey on their purchase of a new Seagrave Rescue pumper. Some of the features of this new apparatus include:
* Seagrave Marauder 141" Stainless Steel Cab
* 16 Inch Raised Crew Cab Roof
* Cummins … [Read more...]

Engine 613 responded to the Mantua Grove Chapel for a reported pickup truck that struck the building. Moderate damage was found to the exterior of the foundation and minor damage inside of the structure. No injuries were reported at the time of the accident. The scene was turned … [Read more...]

RIT 61 was dispatched to East Greenwich Twp just before 2230. 9 total members responded staffing 613, 614 and 617. Crews arrived on scene and stood by while crews from East Greenwich their mutual aide companies worked to suppress the fire. RIT 61 worked to keep points of egress … [Read more...]

District 6 responded to a reported dwelling fire at Heather Ridge Apartments. Reports given to responding units was a couch on fire and someone trying to extinguish the fire. 6601 & Engine 614 arrived and found a couch on fire just inside the front door. Crews removed the … [Read more...]

Members trained tonight with utilizing airbags and cribbing. Training tonight was practice for each member in using clear communication and control. Everyone did an outstanding job with stating their ideas and communicating while maintaining situational awareness and safety as if … [Read more...]

While conducting drivers training, Engine 614s crew took time to clear weed over growth out from around a fire hydrant.
Having clear visible fire hydrants allows departments to 'spot' the hydrant and be able to access it without delaying having water to fight a fire.
During … [Read more...]

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Crew members took time to train on our rescue lifting bags this week. Members went over the bags their connections, how they operate and when they should be used. Also covered in the evening was how to properly build box cribbing and the different size cribbing we carry to make a rescue effort like this possible. ... See MoreSee Less

For those who don’t remember, Baby Bernie was born unexpectedly two months early while Dad Bernie Korbel was in Wisconsin for pre-construction to build this truck, dad rushed back early but missed the birth of his first son. So this truck will forever be a part of their family story and the members of the truck committee wanted to do something special for Baby Bern by placing his initials on the truck. #BDK #squad613 #tvfc ... See MoreSee Less

Awesome job&period; Great thinking on part of the truck committee&period; Great tribute 👍🏻💪🏻

Brotherhood at its finest&comma; nicely done&excl;

Class move&excl;&excl;

That’s awesome&comma; not surprised though as this house is full of classy people&period; Great job guys&excl;

I think you should nickname the truck” Bernie”

That is awesome&period; The right thing to do

Class

Classy&excl;&excl;&excl;

That's The Sweetest Thing I Ever Heard A Fire Company Do For A Member Of Their Company I Will Have To Come Visit The Thorofare Fire Company And Get A Tour Of The Station So I Can See The New &num;squad613

I saw the truck last night and was wondering what that was&comma; very cool&period;

Squad 613 is finally home, and we might be a little obsessed... She still needs some work including tool mounting and packing hose also driver and pump training before going in service. But for now she’s home in downtown Thorofare where she belongs. #tvfc #squad613 ... See MoreSee Less